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The Series 7 will also have a faster processor and may include a body-temperature sensor in the next year's model. (ANI Photo)

Apple Watch Series 7 to have bigger screens, flat edges

The upcoming Apple Watch will feature its first new hardware design in years, and will have 'a flatter display and edges'

30 Aug 2021 3:02 PM

As for what we expect, the iPhone 13 series will feature a smaller notch with a 120Hz refresh rate display and new camera sensors. (AFP Photo)

Apple iPhone 13 will not get in-display Touch ID

In the future, Apple could decide to get rid of the notch and place Face ID components under the display

25 Aug 2021 3:24 PM

Currently, 512GB is the highest storage option being offered by Apple. (ANI Photo)

iPhone 13 expected to launch in September

The upcoming iPhones are expected to feature a video version of the iPhone's Portrait mode

19 Aug 2021 4:53 PM

In the latest beta of iOS 15, it's been discovered that the build will automatically remove lens flare from photos. (AFP Photo)

iOS 15 may remove lens flare from photos

iOS 15 remains within the beta phase and we can expect more changes and enhancements to follow aside from lens flare within the coming days

05 Aug 2021 5:33 PM

This is not all that Google has planned to roll out for its users as Google Maps on iOS is getting a couple of other features in August as well. (AFP Photo)

iOS users to soon get dark mode for Google Maps

The feature should be welcome when a user is using the app at night or in dark environments

04 Aug 2021 2:38 PM

A Twitter support page does mention the ability to disconnect their Apple or Google account, but it's web-only, which Apple users can't log into yet. (ANI Photo)

Twitter enables Apple, Google third party sign up

This feature reportedly showed up in Twitter beta last month, but now it appears to be more widely available

03 Aug 2021 2:38 PM

The balance can also be used to pay for streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, and Apple's own services like Apple Arcade and Apple One. (Photo: AFP/File)

Apple's payment methods for app purchases now include UPI, RuPay, Net Banking

This move means that Apple users can now pay using domestic payment systems as well as international payment systems

01 Aug 2021 12:28 PM

iPhones are here to stay, even though this year's iPhone 13 is rumoured to come with a smaller notch than previous models. (AFP Photo)

iPhone 14 Pro might sport a titanium body

Notably, Apple does already use titanium for its Apple Watch Edition, which earlier used to have a ceramic case

27 Jul 2021 7:27 PM

Apple last year reintroduced a flat-edged design for the iPhone, and the iPhone 13 will likely build on that design. (AFP)

Apple's iPhone 13 series could support 25W wired fast charging

Apple's iPhone 13 lineup will feature support for up to 25W of wired fast charging speeds

26 Jul 2021 8:16 PM

Alongside the new display technology, the upcoming MacBook Air will also reportedly feature MagSafe charging, a thinner and lighter design, as well as two USB 4 ports. (Representative Image: apple.com)

13-inch mini LED display MacBook Air reportedly on its way for 2022

Apple is able to include the more premium displays because of cost-savings associated with using its own silicon

23 Jul 2021 7:18 PM

Adobe has been fairly quick to get updates out the door for its biggest apps. (Photo: AFP)

Adobe launches Apple M1 support for Premiere Pro

Apple released its first computers with M1 chips in November

21 Jul 2021 12:22 PM

Reports suggest that both the M1X MacBook Pro models, alongside a Mac mini, will be launched in late October or early November. (Photo: Macbook website)

Apple might launch M1X powered MacBook Pro, Mac mini in 2021's Q4

Both the M1X MacBook Pro models are expected to feature mini-LED screens a bit like the M1 iPad Pro

22 Jun 2021 3:06 PM

The firm is st to commence its manufacturing efforts with contract manufacturer Cloud Network Technology (AFP)

Amazon to make Fire TV sticks in India

India is poised to become a majorplayer in the global supply chain in the electronics and IT products industry

17 Feb 2021 4:15 AM

The app relies on software developed by US technology giants Apple and Google, and in a bid to assuage privacy concerns, holds all the data generated on people’s phones and allows the information to be deleted easily. (Photo | AFP)

Britain's delayed virus app launched in England and Wales, after switching to Google-Apple API

The app uses Bluetooth to alert users if they spend 15 minutes or more within two metres of a user who subsequently tests COVID-19 positive.

24 Sep 2020 10:41 PM

Health officials initially targeted a 60% adoption rate for tracing apps, an optimistic goal based on an Oxford University study from April although researchers noted a lower uptake still helps if other measures, such as social distancing, are enforced. (Photo | AFP)

It's not even privacy that's the issue, yet Europe is cold to Covid apps

A few countries have scrapped their tracing apps and others have found so few users that the technology is not very effective.

22 Sep 2020 5:32 PM

Apple is a small player in India, where sales of its smartphones lag those of South Korean rival Samsung. The company currently sells through third-party retailers in India including Amazon, and the country is seen as a huge potential market for the firm due to its giant 1.3-billion population and relatively low number of smartphone owners. (Photo | AP)

Apple to open its first online store in India September 23 well in time for Diwali shopping

Shoppers will be able to get their AirPods, iPads and Apple Pencils engraved in English, Hindi and a range of other Indian languages.

18 Sep 2020 6:57 PM

Currently, apps are automatically given a tracking code unless users of iPhones and other Apple devices go to the extra trouble of changing their privacy controls on their own. With iOS 14, Apple planned to make apps get explicit consent from users to track them to serve them ads according to their web use. (Photo | AFP)

Apple postpones unveiling privacy feature on iPhones as apps complain about ad revenue loss

Facebook has said that the privacy feature in iOS 14 would deliver a blow to many apps at a time that they are struggling amid coronavirus.

04 Sep 2020 4:40 PM

States in the US must choose whether they want to enable the Apple-Google system. If they do, iPhone users in those states will automatically be able to opt into the system without having to download an app. They’ll be prompted with a notification asking if they consent to running the system on their phones. For people with Android phones, Google will automatically generate an Android app for public health agencies that phone users can then download. (Photo | Pixabay - iXimus)

No app, no problem: US users can enable Apple-Google virus tracing tech incorporated into phones

The second phase of their “exposure notification” system automatically alerts people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

02 Sep 2020 4:03 PM

“Apple is asking that Epic revert Fortnite to exclusively use Apple payments,” Epic said in reply to an AFP inquiry. “As a matter of principle, we won’t participate in this scheme.”

Apple follows through on threat to keep Fortnite maker away from game developer tools

Apple suspended Epic Games from its developers' programme just days after a court rejected its bid to have Fortnite reinstated on App Store.

29 Aug 2020 7:17 PM

Chinese social media users on Friday responded to foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian’s warning on Twitter, which is blocked in China but accessible through virtual private network software—oblivious to the irony of using a blocked American platform to call out the US’ proposed ban of WeChat. In this photo, a news-stand vendor sits near QR codes for Alipay and WeChat, two popular online payment system in Beijing, China on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (Photo | AP)

Chinese users will boycott Apple, says China responding to WeChat ban proposed by US

“If WeChat is banned...no reason why Chinese shall keep iPhone and apple products,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted.

28 Aug 2020 6:18 PM

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